Good review. I am very happy with the A99 too (except for the wireless TTL flash delay and punishing holders of previous Sony flashes with the adapter). I agree that the CZ 24-70 is too expensive--esp given that it is not even weather sealed. I used old Minolta 50mm and 28mm primes for the wide coverage, but last week, I bought a Tamron 28-75. The reviews by Munger were quite good. It won't do AF-D, but I can afford it, and it seems to work very well with great image quality.